Improved extension-table



N. PETERS. PHDIO-UTHOGNAPHER. WASHINGTON. D. C4

".PETERS. PNOTGUMOGRAPHEW. WASHINGTON. DC.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIGE.

SMILIE TILTON, OF ALTON, NEW HAMPSHlRE.

IM PROVED EXTENSION-TABLE.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 101,545, dated April 5,1870.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SMILTE TILToN, of Alton, in the county of Belknapand State of New Hampshire, have invented an Improved Extension-Table;and l do hereby declare that the following is a full and exactdescription thereof', reference being had to the accompanyin g drawings,making part of this specification- Figure 1 being a view of the underside of the improved table when closed and folded into its most compactform; Fig. 2, a view of the under side thereof, when the folding leavesare raised, but without extension-boards, Fig. 3, a view of the underside of the same extended; Fig. 4:, a central longitudinal verticalsection of the table, as in Fig. 2; Fig. 5, a transverse verticalsection of the same; Fig. 6, an end view of the table, the end legsbeing detached 5 Fig. 7, a view of the inner side of the end legs andconnecting-rail; Fig. 8, an edge View of one of the central leaves ofthe table.

Like letters designate correspondin g parts in all of the figures.

First, in order to make the table as compaetly portable as possible, theend legs, A A, connected by the end rail a., are provided withfastening-sockets b b, and the ends of the side rails B B are providedwith fastening-heads o c to t into the sockets in the manner of some.bedstead-fastenings, whereby the legs can be table-top have a turningmovement around a Y central pivot or disk, f, of the frame to the extentof ninety degrees, so that they may either be lengthwise of the frame,as in Fig. l, or crosswise, as in Fig. 2; and to their outer edges,respectively, leaves E E are hinged. The width of the two boards D D isequal to that of the frame, so that when they are lengthwise of theframe the leaves can be turned down, as in Fig. l, but when they areturned erosswise the leaves will be supported by the frame, as in Fig.2. Thus the table can be pnt into a shape so as to occupy but littleroom when not in use, and then quickly be put into a form for use. Thecentral pivot or disk, j', has its socket one-half in one and the otherhalf in the other board, D, so that the two boards can be readilyseparated for inserting extension-boards Gr G G.

Third, the table is extended when the boards D D and the leaves E E arecrosswise of the frame, and the\frame is extended by the usual means ofsliding lap-rails B B, but with tightening-screws g g,- and, in`addition to this means of extension, in order to give the table acapability of unusual extension, with the greatest compactness whenclosed together, there are hinged fly-rails H H, to give extension tothe slide-rails B B, asin Fig. 3, but to be turned in and rest adjacentto the end rails when not in use, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The lengthof these iiy-rails, to secure their perfect operation, is onlyone-halfof the width of the space between the slide-rails, so that theywill not overlap each other when folded in. They might be allowed t0turn farther in against the sliding rails; but they are made to foldagainst the end rails in order that they y may be moved automatically inshortening the table and not require to be handled. To effect thismovement there are inwardlycurved guide rods or bars h h secured to andprojecting from the sliding rails inside of the saine, substantially asshown in Fig. 3, and pins t' i projecting downward from the movable endsof the ily-rails. These pins strike the guide-rods as the frame isclosing, and swing the said ily-rails far enough inward to be broughtaround automatically into the required position when the end railsstrike them.

There are also leaf-supports l l on the two end rails a a, to sustainthe leaves E E.

Thus I have three means of extension: first, for a singleextension-board, or two,.by simply drawing out the leaf-supports;second, by the sliding side rails B B; third, by the hinged ily-rails HH 5 and alll of these may be employed together to lengthen the table toits fullest extent, as indicated in Fig., 3.

The permanent top boards D D are held upon the frame by means ofsemicircular cleats m m, in a central position at the inner edges on theunder sides thereof.` First, each cleat has a lip or rim, n, which tsinto grooves p p 1n the inner side of the side rails B B; and, second,1t has a lip, o, around its semioircular l socket, to it around the diskor pivot-head j'.

- the usual manner. i

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The arrangement for turning movement of the permanent boards D D ofthe table, with the leaves E E hinged upon the same, as and for thepurposes herein specified.

2. The hinged yrails H H, in combination with the sliding rails B B, asand for the purpose herein set forth.

3. The curved guide-rods hh, in combination with the iy-rails H H,provided with the pins i 1", for the purpose speciied.

4. rlhe cleats lml m, With their lips u and o, in cnnbination With thecentral pivot, f, and grooves p pin the sliding rails B B, as specified.

5. In combination with the turning boards D D and their leaves E E, andwith the sliding extension-rails B B and iiy-rails H H, the detachableend legs A A, for the purpose specified.

Specification signed by me October 27, 1869.

SMILIE TILTON.

Witnesses:

DUDLEY I. EVANS, WM. BARKER.

